The head coach “Metallurgy” Andrei Razin after defeating “Lokomotiv” During the third game of the Gagarin Cup final (2:1 OT), he said he felt no pressure, being one step away from winning the tournament.
On Monday, Metallurg defeated Lokomotiv, the score in the final series was 3-0 in favor of Magnitogorsk. The next meeting will take place in Yaroslavl on April 24.
– A very difficult game. We had to defend ourselves a lot. We caught a lot of pucks and for the first time in the playoffs, we won this game. It’s a shame we conceded a goal in the third period. In the second half there were a lot of situations where we had to endure. After the missed goal, the situation was difficult, the opponent was inspired, but we survived. We were lucky in overtime, but only the strongest are lucky.
— How did you feel when the referees looked at the canceled goal?
“I didn’t see the offside position at all.” How did you feel? I don’t know. This is when you win 5 out of 36 in the lottery. Maybe that’s the feeling. This request fell from the sky, thanks to our video trainers, they saw it. It’s good that the goal was canceled. It’s difficult to win back against Lokomotiv.
— (Goalkeeper) Nabokov played without his stick for almost a minute before the goal. Is there a protocol for the field in this case – what to do?
— The protocol is generally established elsewhere. Hockey is a very fast game. There is no instruction for the field in such a situation. Of course, someone had to pick up the stick and pass it to the goalie. But she was lying on her side. There was a moment when Max Karpov, a very experienced player, was nearby, I thought he was going to raise. But there was a very difficult moment for the team, a long spell in the minority. I think the guys were suffering from hypoxia. Therefore, no one picked up the stick and handed it to the goalie.
— You are one step away from the Cup. Do you have anxiety? How to carry out this step?
— I was worried when I worked in Saratov. And now I had to get out of this shit. And now I’m playing the final. I’m not comfortable, but I’ve said before that I’m a confident person, but not self-assured. I would like to give the guys the confidence to go play hockey and dedicate themselves entirely to the game.
— You are reserved on the bench, you are not very happy with the goals.
“I can explain my reluctance. This season I cheered loudly for the goals four or five times, and we lost all those games. And now I think there is no reason to rejoice.
— Have you calmed the guys down in the locker room?
“After the won matches, I try to make a short speech for the guys to recover, and then they themselves release their emotions,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Razin’s words.
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